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It was often heated in hot water before use to melt through the wax more easily.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe handle is turned ebonized hardwood with a brass ferrule, solid and tight with no looseness or damage. The blade carries a heavy dark patina from decades of wax and honey residue, with the underlying carbon steel visible through the surface oxidation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Knife Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45864279310370,"sku":"ET-HAMNOTT-001","price":150.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0862\/1142\/8386\/files\/DSCF2370.jpg?v=1782757069"},{"product_id":"european-axe-head","title":"Antique Hand-Forged Broad Axe Head — Decorated Cheek, European Origin, c.18th–19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eA substantial antique broad axe head, hand-forged in the European tradition — almost certainly Germanic, Scandinavian, or Eastern European in origin. The wide, flared single-bevel blade with its squared rectangular eye is the classic side axe or hewing axe form: the flat cheek rides flush against the timber being worked, allowing the smith or carpenter to hew a perfectly plumb face from a log. This is a full-weight working head built for serious timber work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat sets this piece apart is the decorative punched and stamped motif on the show cheek — a flowing vine with floral rosettes, hand-applied with a punch tool before or after forging. This kind of surface decoration on an axe head is a distinctly Continental European tradition, most commonly seen on German, Austrian, and Scandinavian axes from the 17th through 19th centuries. The reverse cheek is plain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe head is sold without a handle.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Knife Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45864346058786,"sku":"ET-UNKN-001","price":175.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0862\/1142\/8386\/files\/DSCF2394.jpg?v=1782758649"},{"product_id":"crate-opener","title":"Bridgeport Hardware \"Matchless Opener\" — Patented Nail Puller \u0026 Crate Hammer, Sept. 29 1908, Intact Wood Scales","description":"\u003cp\u003eA fully identified and dated American patent tool — the Bridgeport Hardware Mfg. Co. \"Matchless Opener,\" US Patent 900,016, granted September 29, 1908, invented by Willis F. 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The original handle stub remains in the eye.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Knife Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45864386789410,"sku":"ET-UNKN-002","price":90.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0862\/1142\/8386\/files\/DSCF2387.jpg?v=1782759983"},{"product_id":"masons-hammer","title":"Antique Bricklayer's Hammer — Original Handle, Unmarked, c.Late 19th–Early 20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn antique bricklayer's hammer with original handle — the classic mason's tool form, with a square striking poll on one end and a wide chisel blade on the other for scoring and splitting brick. At 900g it sits in the ideal working weight range for this pattern. Intact examples with their original handle are increasingly uncommon, as handles often split or get replaced over generations of use.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo maker stamp is present, consistent with many trade-quality tools of the late 19th and early 20th century that were produced for the building trades without retail branding.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Knife Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45864405499938,"sku":"ET-UNKN-003","price":45.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0862\/1142\/8386\/files\/DSCF2397.jpg?v=1782760559"},{"product_id":"lion-brand-hatchet","title":"Vintage Elwell Hatchet — 1¼ lb, Original \"Strength\" Handle, Wednesbury England","description":"\u003cp\u003eA compact vintage hatchet by Elwell of Wednesbury, Staffordshire. Stamped \u003cem\u003eElwell \/ 1¼\u003c\/em\u003e on the poll, denoting the head weight. 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Serrated waffle-face poll for driving nails without slipping, with a wide flat blade for trimming shingles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA handy, well-proportioned tool.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Knife Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45864444624930,"sku":"ET-TRUETEMPER-001","price":85.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0862\/1142\/8386\/files\/DSCF2408.jpg?v=1782761525"},{"product_id":"sorby-brick-layers-hammer-head","title":"Vintage Bricklayer's Hammer Head — Robert Sorby, Sheffield, No Handle","description":"\u003cp\u003eA vintage bricklayer's hammer head by Robert Sorby of Sheffield — the classic mason's form with square striking poll and wide chisel blade for scoring and splitting brick. Stamped with the Sorby mark. 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One-piece mirror-polished steel head with integral synthetic handle, the full green factory etching intact: \"für die Jagdhütte,\" the Bestell-Nr. 7132, and the Puma diamond cat mark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe original embossed Puma leather sheath is included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Knife Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45869386203170,"sku":"ET-PUMA-001","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0862\/1142\/8386\/files\/DSCF2422.jpg?v=1782857057"},{"product_id":"marbles-safety-hatchet","title":"Marble's Safety Axe No. 5 — Marble Arms \u0026 Mfg. Co., Gladstone, Michigan","description":"\u003cp\u003eA genuine Marble's Safety Axe, Model No. 5, stamped \u003cem\u003eMarble Arms \u0026amp; Mfg. Co. \/ Gladstone, Mich. U.S.A. \/ Pat'd 1898\u003c\/em\u003e on the folding safety guard — the mark used by the company from 1911 onward. 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